Comments on: Complaint

By: Martha

Martha — Sat, 27 Jan 2007 01:31:10 +0000

Why I would homeschool: (and yes, I am a teacher in a traditional style school)

I believe there is much time wasted in the classroom that could be better put to use outside in the world. There are so many lesson that could be taught “outside” but the constraints of the classroom prevent that. I think many kids have way more potential than they can express in a class of 25 becuase there is so much time spent waiting for the kids who don’t “get it” or to finish certain curriculum requirements. It offers more opportunities for focus on problem areas and to quickly get through easier parts. It allows kids who excel, to excel further, and those who have issues to get more attention. Those are just a few reasons. Oh yeah, and I want to teach my kids about S-E-X. Not my daughters 9 year old friends.

By: JaredB

JaredB — Sat, 27 Jan 2007 01:22:55 +0000

Yes, I meant capitalization, but that is part of grammar.

By: nstryker

nstryker — Fri, 26 Jan 2007 07:48:06 +0000

you mean capitalization, cuz my grammar kicks ass!

By: JaredB

JaredB — Fri, 26 Jan 2007 06:00:42 +0000

Don’t worry, Nathan – the grammar makes it pretty obvious who those comments are from.

I’m not a huge fan of home schooling (like Martha mentioned), but I also wouldn’t assume things about the motivations of people who choose to do it. Some parents might do it for what we would consider “the wrong reasons”, some might not, and I’m pretty sure every parent that reads this has made wrong decisions about how to raise their kids that they believe are right.

As for this particular issue, (the girl out of her age group) I think Sara brought up several other good alternatives to having her in a preschool group, and hopefully the Mom would be willing to explore those, since it isn’t really fair to the other kids that are there.

By: nstryker

nstryker — Fri, 26 Jan 2007 05:40:12 +0000

damn, i keep switching computers! that was me again!

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Fri, 26 Jan 2007 05:20:05 +0000

true, i haven’t met many people who home school, but i have met a lot of people who were home schooled and have heard how they describe the experience and what their parent’s motivations were (often agreeing with them). could you explain why you would home school? if i’m getting it wrong or missing the motivation, maybe you could clear me up.

By: martha

martha — Fri, 26 Jan 2007 04:56:13 +0000

I thought I could comment, too. I don’t think traditional school is right for everyone, nor is homeschooling. You cannot say that homeschooling is wrong for all kids. I understand your choosing not to homeschool, but saying that those who do are mostly comprised of conservatives and people who had bad experiences in school is very narrow minded. If Jared was ok with it, I would homeschool and I’m neither conservative and I had a great school experience – I went to private and public. Really, I don’t think you know much about any people who homeschool (Nathan). None of the people I know who homeschool fit your description at all. Maybe I’ve found all the exceptions, but I doubt it. PS I’m just stating my opinion, so don’t take it all personally.

By: Sara

Sara — Fri, 26 Jan 2007 04:34:48 +0000

* No, the girl from B&N is not mentally challenged at all. I am not the only one who feels that she shouldn’t be there. I have heard a few moms make comments too.
* The stereotype is that home school kids are a little “weird” because they are more sheltered from the world than other kids. For the most part, I would have to agree. Sometimes you meet kids and can tell right off that bat they are home schooled… I do know two people who were home schooled all the way through hish school and turned out pretty normal…
* True that there are weird people everywhere… private and public school. Somehow I’ve met a lot of them!
* I agree with Nathan that I would not choose to home school my kids either. I don’t think that one person can teach one other person all they need to know. I know there are home school co-ops that work pretty well. I realize that kids have different learning styles but there are different charter schools around that can cater to that. I just feel that a “regular” school experience is important. Now if we lived in the Bronx or in Compton I may feel differently!

By: nstryker

nstryker — Fri, 26 Jan 2007 04:24:41 +0000

that was me…tee hee

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Fri, 26 Jan 2007 04:16:24 +0000

i don’t care much for anti-social, counter-cultural (as opposed to sub-cultural) behavior and i see home schooling is doing that. beyond my understanding of the reasons, i just don’t understand why people want to draw a box around themselves and their families and never let anyone in, regardless of the motivation. like i said on my blog, people have a right to educate their kids however they see fit, so i support the right to home school, but would never do it myself.

so there’s my carefully stated explanation of the bum wrap. i just figured i could be offensive and have a little fun with it since it’s sara’s blog.